diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index db001a2..6beee37 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ RUN VERSION=`cat /tmp/VERSION` && \
 
 VOLUME ["/data"]
 ENV HOME /data
+ENV DATA /data
 WORKDIR /data
 
 EXPOSE 8332 8333
diff --git a/bin/init b/bin/init
index db4d6fb..25e7d99 100644
--- a/bin/init
+++ b/bin/init
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-DATA_DIR=/data
-CONF=${DATA_DIR}/vertcoin.conf
+CONF=${DATA}/vertcoin.conf
 
 if [ ! -e "${CONF}" ]; then
   echo "disablewallet=1
@@ -12,4 +11,4 @@ rpcuser=rpc
 rpcpassword=`dd if=/dev/urandom bs=18 count=1 2>/dev/null | base64`" > "${CONF}"
 fi
 
-exec vertcoind -datadir=${DATA_DIR} -conf=${CONF} "$@"
+exec vertcoind -datadir=${DATA} -conf=${CONF} "$@"